President Obama pauses as he delivers a statement after Thursday’s shooting that killed 10 at a community college in Oregon. (Getty Images)

Re: “Terror, grief and rising frustration,” Oct. 2 news story.

Amidst presidential prattle and public dismay over yet another mass shooting, there is a hypocritical silence of political leaders, news media, law enforcement, liberals, conservatives, and, especially, Hollywood, television networks, and game producers over root causes of violence in America.

We live in a country immersed in violence, broadcast hour after hour on television, blasting from giant screens in movie theaters, and incessantly tapped on game devices in our living rooms and kids’ bedrooms. The games our kids play celebrate machine-gunning “enemies,” blowing up buildings, cheering explosions and car crashes, and reveling in death and destruction.

Our kids are raised to see violence as fun, as entertainment, as something good. Is it any wonder a small percentage of them will become so skewed that they will take their games, their entertainment, and translate it to real life, real death?

Superficial angst is no substitute for a needed revolution in how our children are raised, what values they are taught, and the attitudes toward violence they are encouraged to embrace for the sake of the entertainment dollar.

Anthony T. Accetta, Denver

This letter was published in the Oct. 3 edition.

President Obama made the point, after this latest mass shooting, that Great Britain and Australia and other countries have mentally ill people, but they do not have mass shootings. He further said that polls show most Americans want common-sense gun laws but that Congress will not pass them. Why? He didn’t say so, but too many members of Congress are bought by the NRA.

So when you vote in 2016, I hope you will vote for clean congresswomen and men who work to enact gun safety regulations and take no money from the NRA purveyors of death to our children.

Gwyn Green, Golden

This letter was published in the Oct. 3 edition.

The only way that our legislators might change our gun laws is when their own children and grandchildren are killed.

There are some common-sense ways we can decrease these type of tragedies. With all of the surveillance available, we should be able to red flag anyone buying an abundance of weaponry. Background checks on every gun purchase is a no-brainer. Postings on social media need to be taken seriously, and the public educated to voice their concerns via a hotline.

The mental health issue is a little trickier; therapists are bound to a certain level of confidentiality. At what point can they bring their concerns to law enforcement? Everyone who is in therapy can’t be banned from buying a gun. Enhanced guidelines for this profession should be developed to address homicidal risk.

As President Obama has stated, thoughts and prayers are not enough. Let’s do something.

Denise Allison, Parker

This letter was published in the Oct. 3 edition.

In the wake of another tragic mass shooting, everyone starts arguing about what we can do to stop them, and nothing changes. Well, here’s one thing we all can do, and it doesn’t require legislation, funding or a constitutional amendment. I implore The Denver Post to do the same.

Do not print the killer’s name, do not post his picture, do not link to any article or news report that does. I don’t want to know who he is or what he looks like. So many of these evil people want their moment of infamy, they want people to know who they are, even if they’re dead. Don’t give them the satisfaction. And maybe, just maybe, if we can do this consistently (because, sadly, we will have many opportunities), maybe somewhere down the line someone won’t follow through on their evil plans because they don’t think it will bring them the notoriety they crave.

Daniel Steuer, Boulder

This letter was published in the Oct. 3 edition.

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